Exodus 29:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You must kill the ram and take its blood, then sprinkle it all around the altar.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes part of the ritual for consecrating priests, where a ram is sacrificed and its blood is sprinkled on the altar as an offering to God.

📚 Historical Context

This instruction was given to Moses during the Israelites' time in the wilderness, as part of the detailed ceremony for consecrating Aaron and his sons as priests. Animal sacrifice was the prescribed way to approach God and deal with sin in the Old Testament system. The sprinkling of blood on the altar symbolized life being offered to God and atonement being made.

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Exodus 29:20

Then you must kill the ram and take some of its blood. Put the blood on the tip of Aaron's right ear, on the tips of his sons' right ears, on their right thumbs, and on their right big toes. Then sprinkle the remaining blood all around the altar.

Leviticus 1:5

The person offering the sacrifice should kill the young bull in the LORD's presence. Then the priests, who are Aaron's sons, will take the blood and sprinkle it all around the altar that stands at the entrance of the meeting tent.

Leviticus 3:8

He must place his hand on the head of his sacrifice and kill it in front of the meeting tent. Then Aaron's sons (the priests) will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.

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